Are you eligible for this money?

[Dakota731]

They take on the risk to protect the consumer.

Oh please - the risk to the consumer from Ghiradelli Chocolate or Sketcher sneakers?? Let's be honest here, the bottom line is MONEY. If it was really all altruistic, they could do the work pro bono. There is no such thing as FREE money, the companies will just raise the prices on their goods and services, the lawyers will get their money and the uneducated public will think they got a gift.

 

[Carina]

Oh please - the risk to the consumer from Ghiradelli Chocolate or Sketcher sneakers?? Let's be honest here, the bottom line is MONEY. If it was really all altruistic, they could do the work pro bono. There is no such thing as FREE money, the companies will just raise the prices on their goods and services, the lawyers will get their money and the uneducated public will think they got a gift.

Do you work for free?

 

[Carina]

The bottom line is simply without worry of consequence even more companies would make false claims.

In the case of sketchers sneakers people were hurt, but companies also need to be held accountable for the things they are saying their products do or contain.

What do you think the consequence should be and who should be responsible for holding companies to the law against false advertising? Do you think a small fine from the government is enough of a deterrent? I don't!

 

[angierae]

As a paralegal at a product liability firm, I will say that we care very much about our clients, who were sickened (and some killed) by products made by companies who KNEW their product was dangerous, and continued to sell it anyway.

Not all lawyers are just out to suck money from corporations. I care very much about our clients. And I believe corporations should be made to pay when they endanger people's lives for profit.

 

[Dakota731]

Do you work for free?

Of course not, but I wouldn't pretend that I work just for the good of mankind either. Protecting the public from Ghiradelli chocolate isn't a life's mission and some of the other trivial lawsuits just raise prices for middle class consumers. Of course there are genuine legitimate lawsuits that keep people safe, but to say that every lawyer is just filing every claim for the good of the world is living in fairy tale land.